Why can I feel lumps under my incision?

StarrLove · 11-02-2009, 11:23 PM

Is this normal? I still have steri-strips on them so I can't really see if the lumps are visible but I can feel them

sammy jo · 11-02-2009, 11:27 PM

My strips came off after 2 weeks. I am now 4.5 weeks post op and the scar lumps are almost gone. Might be time to take them off??? Good luck.

jewel04 · 11-02-2009, 11:29 PM

the incision will smooth out over time. mine were the same. now at 6mo there's nothing but the scar and you can't feel any hard tissue whatsoever.

picksydusst82 · 11-02-2009, 11:30 PM

yup totally normal-

mine was from the internal dissolvable stitches...

in about 2 months, i noticed that the hardness underneath my incision site was fading if not totally gone. my plastic surgeon suggested pressing/massaging on the incision at my 2 week (or 1 month.. i cant remember and regardless you should ask your plastic surgeon just in case) mark. i would press down on it while having some sort of lubricant (vit e oil or cocoa butter) on it... it breaks down the scar tissue too. GL!

StarrLove · 11-02-2009, 11:38 PM

WHEWWWWW...thanks so much ladies, I just got completely freaked out! I'm going to call my plastic surgeon tomorrow to see what he suggests! Sammy, my strips fell off about two weeks ago and my plastic surgeon said to put another set on...they're falling off now...i'm going to bring it up when i call them tomorrow! Thanks again ladies!

picksydusst82 · 11-02-2009, 11:47 PM

np! i was concerned about it too... i'm 4+mos post op and have NO hardness underneath my incisions

GL sweetie!

raeyn · 11-03-2009, 12:43 PM

I have the dissolvable stitches and mine still feel lumpy a month out. My plastic surgeon said to rub along the incisions daily when I do my boobie massage to prevent scar tissue from building up.

taydev · 11-03-2009, 11:33 PM

mines are still hard and lumpy underneath after 1month PO. Im concerned of this too but im continuing to massage my incisions so the tissue will soften

newsgirl · 11-06-2009, 02:13 AM

I had my surgery on Sept 17th.. so I guess it's been more than a month and a half and I still have lumps. I keep massaging them often and with a good amount of pressure.. but they are not going away. I'm worried as well

Dee-D · 11-06-2009, 07:19 AM

Its all normal girls

I had the same thing and totaly freaked out! If the lumps dont hurt it just your stitches under the skin healing, it way also be a bit lump from the scabs that are forming so it means your healing.

But if by any chance/change the lumps start to hurt or feel like pimples let your plastic surgeon know. I had this last week (I am almost 3 months post op), and i was spitting a stitch which basicly means your body is healing an no longer requires that stitch. This only sometimes happens and it may need to come out like mine did.

Make sure you keep those steri strips on for at least 3months and your scars will litteraly disapear. hehe no need to have them as big as your plastic surgeon cuts them though, my DH cut them so they were only as wide and long as the scar so maybe 1cm wide by 5cm long and i could still look sexy in bra's and bikini's. HTH babe xoxoxoxo

cougartown · 11-06-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by StarrLove

Is this normal? I still have steri-strips on them so I can't really see if the lumps are visible but I can feel them

I talked to my plastic surgeon's Nurse today about this. For me, the lump is at the ends. She said this is because of the knots they tie in the sutures and they take longer to disolve. She said to watch for redness around the incision, to feel it and make sure it isn't overly sensitive or painful and to watch what sort of bras I was wearing as you don't want anything to rub on it.

Hope that helps a little.

11-02-2009, 11:23 PM	#1
StarrLove Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New York, New York Posts: 436 Thanks: 190 Thanked 158 Times in 108 Posts	Why can I feel lumps under my incision? Is this normal? I still have steri-strips on them so I can't really see if the lumps are visible but I can feel them __________________ *Please send FR to view pictures* Pre-BA: 32-A Implant: 325cc Mentor Smooth round Mod+ Profile Gel Incision: Crease Placement: Under the muscle BA Date: 9/18/09

11-02-2009, 11:29 PM	#3
jewel04 Hell Yeah they're REAL....REAL EXPENSIVE!!! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 114 Thanks: 25 Thanked 32 Times in 29 Posts	the incision will smooth out over time. mine were the same. now at 6mo there's nothing but the scar and you can't feel any hard tissue whatsoever. __________________ 5'4 130 lbs 28 yrs. 3 kids (8,4 & 2) rib cage: 29 pre: 34A post: 34DD/36D saline mod's under 375 filled to 425cc

11-02-2009, 11:30 PM	#4
picksydusst82 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Atlanta Georgia Posts: 379 Thanks: 111 Thanked 142 Times in 131 Posts	yup totally normal- mine was from the internal dissolvable stitches... in about 2 months, i noticed that the hardness underneath my incision site was fading if not totally gone. my plastic surgeon suggested pressing/massaging on the incision at my 2 week (or 1 month.. i cant remember and regardless you should ask your plastic surgeon just in case) mark. i would press down on it while having some sort of lubricant (vit e oil or cocoa butter) on it... it breaks down the scar tissue too. GL! __________________ Don't Dream It, Be It! BA Date: June 26, 2009 Saline-330 filled to 350cc left/375cc right Friend Requests accepted from active members with many pics, thanks!

11-02-2009, 11:38 PM	#5
StarrLove Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New York, New York Posts: 436 Thanks: 190 Thanked 158 Times in 108 Posts	WHEWWWWW...thanks so much ladies, I just got completely freaked out! I'm going to call my plastic surgeon tomorrow to see what he suggests! Sammy, my strips fell off about two weeks ago and my plastic surgeon said to put another set on...they're falling off now...i'm going to bring it up when i call them tomorrow! Thanks again ladies! __________________ *Please send FR to view pictures* Pre-BA: 32-A Implant: 325cc Mentor Smooth round Mod+ Profile Gel Incision: Crease Placement: Under the muscle BA Date: 9/18/09

11-02-2009, 11:47 PM	#6
picksydusst82 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Atlanta Georgia Posts: 379 Thanks: 111 Thanked 142 Times in 131 Posts	np! i was concerned about it too... i'm 4+mos post op and have NO hardness underneath my incisions GL sweetie! __________________ Don't Dream It, Be It! BA Date: June 26, 2009 Saline-330 filled to 350cc left/375cc right Friend Requests accepted from active members with many pics, thanks!

11-02-2009, 11:27 PM	#2
sammy jo Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: greenbrae california Posts: 39 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	My strips came off after 2 weeks. I am now 4.5 weeks post op and the scar lumps are almost gone. Might be time to take them off??? Good luck.

11-03-2009, 12:43 PM	#7
raeyn Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 147 Thanks: 27 Thanked 38 Times in 38 Posts	I have the dissolvable stitches and mine still feel lumpy a month out. My plastic surgeon said to rub along the incisions daily when I do my boobie massage to prevent scar tissue from building up. __________________ Height: 5'6" Weight: ~135 30.5" ribcage Pre-BA: 36AA Post-BA: 34D so far!! 350cc Mentor HP smooth round silicone

11-03-2009, 11:33 PM	#8
taydev Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 84 Thanks: 12 Thanked 23 Times in 23 Posts	mines are still hard and lumpy underneath after 1month PO. Im concerned of this too but im continuing to massage my incisions so the tissue will soften

11-06-2009, 02:13 AM	#9
newsgirl Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Lumpy too I had my surgery on Sept 17th.. so I guess it's been more than a month and a half and I still have lumps. I keep massaging them often and with a good amount of pressure.. but they are not going away. I'm worried as well __________________ 5'6" 125 lbs 371cc's pre 34A post 34C-ish

11-06-2009, 07:19 AM	#10
Dee-D FAKE is better than FLAT! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia Posts: 277 Thanks: 29 Thanked 71 Times in 63 Posts	Its all normal girls I had the same thing and totaly freaked out! If the lumps dont hurt it just your stitches under the skin healing, it way also be a bit lump from the scabs that are forming so it means your healing. But if by any chance/change the lumps start to hurt or feel like pimples let your plastic surgeon know. I had this last week (I am almost 3 months post op), and i was spitting a stitch which basicly means your body is healing an no longer requires that stitch. This only sometimes happens and it may need to come out like mine did. Make sure you keep those steri strips on for at least 3months and your scars will litteraly disapear. hehe no need to have them as big as your plastic surgeon cuts them though, my DH cut them so they were only as wide and long as the scar so maybe 1cm wide by 5cm long and i could still look sexy in bra's and bikini's. HTH babe xoxoxoxo __________________ Dee-D Age: 23yrs Bris-Vegas Australia Height: 183cm (almost 6") Weight: 134 pounds (61kg) Before BA: 32B (10B) After BA: 32DD (10DD) so far.... Fill: 375cc Lefty & 475cc Righty Type: Unders & Silicone Gel *SURGERY DATE WAS: 12th August 2009*

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